Laure Savasta (born March 18, 1974, in Marseille) is a French professional basketball player. She plays both point guard and shooting guard. She was, with Isabelle Fijalkowski, amongst the first French players to ever play in the WNBA. Savasta played for the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA and was a member of the French national team. She became the only female basketball coach for a professional basketball team.
Life
She was the captain and one of the key players of Tarbes GB, taking part to the French championship and European competitions. Now retired, she started a career of basketball coach and TV commentator, on Sport+, for women's basketball games.
She became the only female basketball coach for a professional basketball team in France when she was given the position at Tarbes Gespe Bigorre.
Career
Seasons
Team
Country
1990–1993
INSEP
France
1993–1994
Cavigal Nice
France
1994–1997
Washington Huskies (Seattle, NCAA)
United States
1997
Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA)
United States
1997–1998
ASPTT Aix-en-Provence
France
1998–2000
US Valenciennes
France
2000–2008
Tarbes GB
France
Career statistics
WNBA
Source
Regular season
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TO
PPG
1997
Sacramento
14
0
11.2
.244
.200
.778
.4
.9
.3
.1
1.5
2.4
Highlights
French national team
Champion of Eurobasket Women in 2001
5th at the 2000 Summer Olympics of Sydney
Club
Runner-up of the European Cup Liliana Ronchetti in 1998 with Aix-en-Provence and 2002 with Tarbes;
Runner-up of the French championship in 1999 and 2000 with Valenciennes, in 2003 with Tarbes;
Runner up of the French Cup in 1998.
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Pisces
France
United States
